Peaceful Election Needed to Bring Back Foreign Investment

JOHANNESBURG—Candidates backed by Madagascar's two most recent presidents will advance to a runoff election next month, results from a first-round vote showed Friday, clarifying the choice of leaders for a resource-rich island nation in turmoil.

Election officials said on Friday that former health minister Jean Louis Robinson obtained 21.1% of the vote, the biggest share in a crowded field of 33 candidates. Hery Rajaonarimampianina,...